Sequoia Middle School's Collaborative Model
Sequoia Middle School's Collaborative Classes
- Mathematics
- Language Arts
- Intervention
- English Language Development
Site Support
- Weekly time to collaborate
- Teams based on content areas
- Quarterly whole-team meetings
- Priority in master schedule for collaborative classes
- Veteran teachers in collaborative classes
- On-going professional development
- Development of Common Assessments
- Monthly Grade-level Meetings
Preparation Steps for Collaborative Teaching
- Time
- Communication
- Logistics
- Instruction
- Student Expectations
- Assessment
Collaborative Teaching Models
- Supportive Teaching
- Parallel Teaching
- Complimentary Teaching
- Team Teaching
Instructional Strategies
- Differentiation
- Total Student Engagement
- Hands-on/Manipulatives Activities
- Flexible Grouping
- Tiered Lessons
- Academic Vocabulary
- Team Teaching
Collaborate Intervention Class Model
- Arranged by skill levels
- Classes scheduled at same time to allow for movement between levels
- Taught by content area teachers
- Priority in master schedule
- Flexibility for entrance/exit throughout the school year
Suggestions
- Start small
- Start with volunteers
- Document and share successes
- Be flexible and willing to change mid-year
- Educate everyone in school community on value of collaboration
Reference Bibliography
- Differentiated Instructional Strategies for Writing in the Content Areas Carolyn Chapman and Rita King. Corwin Press, Inc. 2003
- How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms Carol Ann Tomlinson. ASCD 2000
- Interactions: Collaboration Skills for School Professionals, 4th edition Marilyn Friend and Lynne Cook. Allyn and Bacon. 2002
- Motivating Underachievers Carolyn Coil. Pieces of Learning. 2001
- Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom Susan Winebrenner and Pamela Espeland. Free Spirit Publishing. 2000
- Understanding by Design Wiggins, Grant and McTighe. ASCD. 1998